As recently reported in the GPPC newsletter, long-awaited federal regulations implementing the landmark Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 are nearly complete, and will go into effect by the end of this year.

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics has named Joan Scott, deputy director of its Genetics and Public Policy Center (GPPC), to replace Kathy Hudson as director of the Center.

The Genetics and Public Policy Center today announced that it was awarded approximately $1.6 million by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to study public attitudes about a possible large U.S. population-based study.